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John Marshall Harlan
Former judge · Supreme Court of the United States
John Marshall Harlan served on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower and confirmed Mar 16, 1955 by a 71–11 Senate vote.
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Confirmed
- Mar 16, 1955
- Senate vote
- 71–11
- Born
- 1899
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitDwight D. Eisenhower · Feb 9, 1954 – Mar 28, 1955
- Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesDwight D. Eisenhower · Mar 16, 1955 – Dec 29, 1971
Education
- University of Oxford, Balliol College, Rhodes Scholar
- Princeton UniversityA.B., 1920
- New York Law SchoolLL.B., 1924
Career
Private practice, New York City, 1924-1925, 1927, 1931-1943, 1945-1954; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1925-1926; Special assistant to the attorney general, State of New York, 1928-1930; U.S. Army, chief of Operations Analysis Section, Air Corps, 1943-1945; Chief counsel, New York State Crime Commission, 1951-1953
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